Strand VCI Entertainment

Background

Strand VCI Entertainment was the North American division of Video Collection International (then known as The Video Collection). It distributed special interest and children's videos. The company was launched in 1988 but didn't release anything until January 1990. In 1992, the company was renamed Strand Home Video.

Logo (January 1990-1992)

Visuals: On a white background, an amber rectangle slides in from the left and goes under a translucent white rectangle, followed by many more rectangles sliding in from all sides but the left, while "ENTERTAINMENT" in a dark gray Univers font scrolls from right-to-left across the screen. Eventually, a rectangle slides in from the bottom and slowly turns dark gray (covering up the translucent one), while the "ENTERTAINMENT" text appears at the bottom of it in black, slowly turning white. A red rectangle, plastered with "STRAND V•C•I" in a white Times New Roman font (but with the "V" in golden-yellow), flies up and rotates to a sharp angle to the left, flying back onto the board into a similar position as the Video Collection logo, and the "V" turns dark gray as soon as it stops.

Variant: Sometimes, a white "V" flies up just as a golden-yellow rectangle slides in and covers up the golden-yellow "V" as the red rectangle flies into place. The white "V" then fades to the normal dark gray.

Technique: 2D computer effects.

Audio: Three light synth chords and a reversed cymbal, then an orchestral hit with a loud bang, ending with a synth chord.

Availability: Seen on 1990-1992 Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends VHS releases in the U.S. and on The Mouse and the Motorcycle, Runaway Ralph, Ripley's Believe It or Not, and The Jungle Book anime.

Strand VCI Entertainment

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